New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-19
DIFFERENCES AMONG DEMOCRA u.s.
Mr.. CARLIsLE's SEAT IN DANGER.

IS SAMUEL J. RANDALL BEHIND THE MOVEMENT
TO DEFEAT THE EX-sPEAKERf
WASHINGTON. Sept Is Especially ll-Several Demo-
cratic Congressmeueect quoted to the effect that
1r. Carlisle has made serious mistake In negecting
to obtain any testimony IN his behalf in the
test which involves his title to a seat in the next
House. TO tribune correspondent recently one
OF them said that Mr. Carlisle might find that he had
placed too much reliance on the good nsuure and
generosity OF the House 1t he expected that the
majority would regard the contest with the same con-
temptuOus Indifference which he had show that
Mr.. Carlisle seemed to have forgotteu that good
many members OF bis osp party in the Hou.e
made to realize last winter that he not wholly
impartial SIS Speaker aud that of them might
seriously object 10 his reelection t. that high Office
while cloud rested upon his title to scat. In the
same line were the observations OF Penns, lvania
politician" 40 reported in Sunday newspaper here
to-day. Among other things he is reported to have
said
"The House may decide that Mr.. 1hobe was fairly
elected in MIR. Carlislos district and may vote to
uuseat the ex-Speaker You say that this Is absurd,
but 1t is not absurd when you to Look at all
the facts Here they Although Mr.. Samrel ].
Randall is Democrat, he is a Irotecionist first. No
two men can be more Numerically opposed to each
other than the two ex-Speakers. The free trade
Democrats-the Carlisle. Morrison wing of the party
have made no secret OF the tact that Randall IL an
incubus to the party that he out OF the House
1t would be good deal better for the Demoerac and
they have made all manner OF threats, such as read
ing him out o tie party, defeating him la his
district and devised other schemes to shear hn of
his influence AT the last Congres siona election the
free-trade Democrats said hat Mr.. Randall oughG to
be defeated. No man knows better than Mr.. Randall
the tactics OF his enemies and when he heard tuis he
remarked. and know whereof speak, that no Dem
ocrat or combination OF Democrats could defeat hun.
While his enemies were looking alter his Interests
Randall not unmindui OF theirs. Ii all the tacts
were known it would oe found that Randall aud his
friends the who are responsible Tor the defeat
Of Morrison in Illinois and the presence OF Thobe in
Carlisles dist rict 1t their determined purpose
to prevent both Carlisle and Morrison from being
members OF the next House The way the Thobc
cany ass was managed and the fact that Carlisle did
not know that he was to have any opposition shows
that some remarkably adroit politician was bis cam
paign manager"
"Wsll then. how about Mr. Carlisle's seat ~
The Democrats will have very slender majority
In the next House, not more than thirteen. believe,
although even at this time one seems to know
what the exact figures are There four Labor
men whom the Democrats count upon voting with
them, but as between Carlisle and rhobe they will
naturally vote for their fellow Labor man, lho5e.
Rsudaili Can he swing over Democrats enough to
vote with the Republicans and unseat CarlisleI l
believe that he can aud will"
While there is little probability that Mr.. Randall
and his friends would jon with the Republicans to
Vust Mr. Carlisle il the latter should be willing
to do irrespective of the merits OF the the tact
that Democrat is fonnd suggest the probability OF
sue h a course and that many Democrats freely crt
else Mr. Carsles peculiar conduct in regard to the
contest tor his seat and intimate that under the cir
cumstances the party cannot afford TO elevate him
again to the Office OF Speaker in the face of an i'm
pending Presidential campaign, possesses consider
able Significance.